Lorenzo Arcaini

CTO / Interim Manager / Tech Lead

Salary / Daily rate

Geneva, Switzerland

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

TypescriptSoftware CraftsmanshipFullstack DevelopmentJavaPythonSpring BootPostgreSQLAWS LambdaGitGitLabJavascriptReactAngularMariaDBMongoDBRustDockerConsulting ITCRMTalent AcquisitionLinuxScrumConfluenceJiraMeta AdsGoogle AnalyticsAgile CoachingA/B TestingGoogle AdsGoogle Tag ManagerSEOAWS

Languages

French (Native)English

About me

Intro

I can be your freelance CTO, Interim Manager, or Tech Lead, bringing nearly 20 years of technical experience across diverse projects and architectures. As a business owner, I combine strong technical expertise with managerial skills and a results-driven vision. I also excel at staffing complete dev teams. Based in Bordeaux, I’m open to long-term roles in Paris, Geneva, or remote. Since 2010, I’ve led ARCA Computing and serve as Tech Lead & CTO of Planète Déco (15M visits/year).

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Work experience

Founder

Anowyl Group

Dec 2024 - Present

1 year 11 months

Bordeaux, France

Currently running and improving a trading bot written from scratch using Python and Binance API. Writing an other one with Rust for performance improvements.

CTO

Editions de l'Arkhan

Aug 2020 - Present

6 years 3 months

Bordeaux, France

I manage the technical stack which fuel the blog planete-deco.fr (15M+ visits / year). I created a Wordpress-compatible Java backend for high performance and scalability, and monitor it with APM and an ELK stack.

Director

ARCA Computing

Aug 2010 - Present

16 years 3 months

Bordeaux, France

Foundation and Management of the Company • Defining the company’s strategies, implementation, and market adaptation • Managing relationships with service providers and suppliers (legal counsel, accounting, communication, events, marketing, etc.) Management • Overseeing the consultant team, monitoring staff on assignment • Managing fixed-price projects • Organizing team-building activities Human Resources • Tracking career objectives and training plans • In charge of staffing: IT, UX, communication, project management • Writing job postings, conducting interviews, and performing technical assessments of candidates Sales • Expanding the client portfolio, prospecting, and opening new accounts • Developing and maintaining commercial relationships with freelancers, subcontractors, and clients, ensuring long-term loyalty • Handling contract processes: drafting and negotiating contracts with clients and suppliers, negotiating fees, and managing administrative aspects Finance • Managing budgets and forecasting • Handling company accounting and invoicing • Setting up financing solutions (public funding, factoring) and preparing CII/CIR files • Increasing revenue and maintaining profit margins Communication • Building partnerships and sponsoring IT events

Full Stack Developer

Freelance (Self employed)Freelance

Dec 2009 - Present

16 years 11 months

Bordeaux, France

For large corporate clients (Orange, ICDC, France Travail, etc.), scale-ups, or startups, I have served as a Tech Lead on various projects with significant business stakes, strict performance constraints, and demanding SLAs, among other challenges. With a strong emphasis on sharing best practices and enhancing team expertise, I have guided numerous development teams of varying sizes (3 to 20 people). At the core of my approach lies the end-user experience. I am particularly attentive to security, privacy (GDPR), and performance aspects. I am able to implement complete architectures, establish a technical stack, set up CI/CD pipelines, and define processes from requirements gathering through to production deployment. • ICDC: Led the frontend team, conducted code audits, produced technical documentation, handled version upgrades, improved testability, and performed code reviews. • HAGER: Led the frontend team. Oversaw a complete overhaul of the home-automation box interface. Implemented aggressive performance optimizations for the most demanding business screens. • ASTRIA: Served as Tech Lead alongside an Agile coaching mission for the client’s four project teams. Shared best practices, enhanced skill sets, and facilitated Scrum ceremonies. • SINCH: Implemented SSO, enforced SLA requirements, and improved overall quality. • GALILEE: Boosted performance and created a framework to manage business configurations via code, reducing human errors. Developed a custom parser for the project’s DSL to handle the most complex business rules. • GIGZ: Fully developed a music video streaming platform with both web and mobile apps. Built a custom streaming algorithm to optimize performance. • JOLOTTE: Fully developed an Android/iOS mobile app and published it on the stores. • CIC: Developed a serious game for the group’s agencies.

IT Consultant

OCTO Technology

Apr 2008 - Dec 2009

1 year 9 months

Paris Area, France

Skills: Java · Coaching · Scrum · Développement full-stack

Software developer

Sopra Group

Jan 2006 - May 2008

2 years 5 months

Bordeaux, France

Skills: Java


Education

EPSI

Master's degree

2000 - 2005

5 years 2 months


Licenses & certifications

ScrumMaster

Issued: Jun 2008

Certified by ScrumAlliance

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